I have steppers that have 6 pin jst-ph female connectors on them already. Is there a best option to connect these to the jackpot 3 board? I have purchased the wiring kit from the store and have been thinking about removing the 4 pin dupont and placing the wires in a 6 pin dupont connector. For my steppers I’ll need the 2 center most pins and the 2 outer pins. My only problem with this is if I mess up the crimps I don’t already own the tools to fix these, and while not against a tool acquisition, I’d also rather not add this to my cost. Also I know very little about all of this so feel free to explain in as much detail as possible.
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Hey Nate, it’s time to learn some crimping… 
And no, that’s not a joke, I had to do it too a few years back. 
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I’m not sure why they do that, but what you describe is fairly common for stepper motors. I recently bought some that came with a cable like what I think you are looking for.
https://www.amazon.com/Iverntech-XH2-54-Terminal-Stepper-Printer/dp/B08SQJSLDX
https://www.amazon.com/STEPPERONLINE-Stepper-Extended-Connector-Machines/dp/B099214RPZ
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This thought didn’t occur to me. I’ll have to see if I can find the right wires. The issue with the ones you’ve linked is the pin spacing. Based on my research what I have is a PH connector with 2.00 spacing. The XH and dupont are 2.54. I’ve lined up a dupont connector and my pins are indeed closer together. Thanks for this line of thought though! I’ll see what I can find.
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I think the ones I linked are correct? The white connector is a PH 2.0 and the black is XH 2.54
You are 100% right totally missed that. Thank you!
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The black one is a dupont, which has the same spacing as jst xh but the pin lengths are different. And the xh plugs have a key so they only fit one way. The cord shown will work with jackpot though.
EDIT: be aware that sometimes the wires don’t work as wired in those 6 pin ends. if they don’t work, then swap the center two wires. Some motors require this, others don’t and I’ve seen plenty of both. Just use a small flat tool to carefully lift the white pin retainer and slide the wires out without permanently bending the retainer plastic. When you slide them back in, they should click in and not pull back out.
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The wiring that was used with these motors originally The 2 center taps were not crossed so I’ll try them that way to start and go from there. Thanks for the help! I have all the A colored parts printed so it won’t be long until I can start putting this thing together!
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